Necktie-holder.



E. A. TERRY.

NECKTIE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.20, 1915.

1,151,@65; Patented Aug. 24,1915.

EDWIN A. TERRY, F ERIE, KANSAS.

NECKTIE-HOLDER.

memes.

Specification of Letters .Patent.

Patented'Aug. 2st, 1915.

Application filed April 20, 1915. Serial No. 22,592.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN A. TERRY, a

citizen of the United States of America, re- I siding at Erie, in the county of Neosho and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in necktie holders, especially of the four-in-hand type, and is-designed for use in connection with mens collars, either of the standing type or fold style.

The primary object of the invention 1s the provision of a device in connection with the necktie by means of which the life of the tie may be extended, and by which wear upon the tie is reduced, and by means of which the necktie is preserved and its original appearance retained, thus economizing in the cost of the tie, and also maintaining a neat appearance of the tie throughout its llfe or use.

The invention consists in the novel combination with a four-in-hand tie of a particularly constructed tubular member through which the ends of the tie may freely move, but the member itself is provided with means by which it is held in adjusted position, and prevented from slipping after being placed in proper position with relation to the collar of the wearer.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated a complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to the best mode I have so far devised for the practical application of the principles of the invention.

Figure l is a picture showing the tie in use upon a wearer. Fig. 2 is a picture showing the necktie in position when it may be detached from the neck of the wearer. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the tubular member before it is sewed into its final form. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of Fig. 3, on line 4-4.. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the tube or tubular member.

The tubular member or sleeve 1 is designed for use particularly in connection with a four-in-hand tie as 2, and while I have illustrated in the accompanying drawings the necktie applied to a fold collar, it will, of course, be understood that the tie is applicable for use with the various styles of standing collars. The tube 1 is preferably made with a lining or stifl'ening portion 3,

which may be of linen, and the covering 4 of this lining is material of the same fabric and pattern as the four-in-hand tie 2. This is the preferable use of the tube and tie, but it will readily be seen that to roduce novel effects, the tube may be of difierent pattern and fabric from the tie if desired. The covering 4: for the linen lining 3 is folded over the edges of the lining as at 5, and this folded edge is stitched to the lining and the material is smooth and arranged to present a neat and attractive appearance.

The upper curved edge 6 of the tube blank of Fig. 3 is designed to form an upper inclined edge 6', as in Fig. 5, and this inclined edge adapts the tube to fit neatly at the joint where the ends of the collar are buttoned over the collar button at the front of the neck.

In Fig. 5, the tube 1 is clearly indicated, and this view also indicates the spiral or helical curve assumed by a rubber strip 7 which is sewed to the lining 3 at the back of the blank which becomesthe inside of the tube of Fig. 5. This rubber strip which winds spirally around the interior walls of the tube is designed especially for the purpose of holding the tube in place by its frictional contact with the ends of the tie 2. Thus, when the tube is moved to position in Fig. 1, it is held in this position by frictional contact between the rubber strip 7, and the two ends of the tie 2, which are passed through the tube 1. p

In using the tube, both ends of the tie are passed therethrough, from the large end to the smaller end, and the tube remains permanently on the ends of the tie. The tie is placed inside the fold collar, as usual, with the tube near the ends of the tie, then the collar isplaced about the neck, the looped tiebeing placed over the head, as in Fig. 2. Then the collar is fastened to the neckband at rear and front, and finally the tube 1 is slipped up to position in Fig. 1, where it is held to fit snugly up under the collar and presents the same appearance as does the ordinary well tied four-in-hand cravat or scarf. When detaching the tie and collar, the tube 1. is slipped down near the ends of the tie, as in Fig. 2, and then the collar is unbuttoned and removed as usual, the tie with its joined ends being lifted over the head of the wearer. In this manner the life of the tie is lengthened,-because the fabric is not broken by being folded and tied in a knot, wrinkles or creases are eliminated from the tie, and a well-tied and neat appearing scarf is always assured even to a wearer who is not an expert in tying his four-inhand cravat.

One of the most meritorious features of the device is the flat rubber strip 7 sewed diagonally across the back of the tube blank which assumes a spiral position when the tube 1 is completed. This rubber strip is the means of gripping and holding the tube to the material of the neck tie, and prevents slipping of the tube after it has once been secured in position. An additional function of the rubber strip is to brace and hold the tube in its proper form or shape, and it also prevents the tube from wrinkling and holds it in proper shape at all times.

What I claim is: The combination with a necktie of the four-in-hand type of a tubular member having continuous closed Walls and slidable on the tie, and a spirally arranged elastic strip attached to the inside surface of the walls of the tubular member for frictionally engaging the necktie to hold said member in adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN A. TERRY. Witnesses:

BERT F. SHAoKELToN, O. DEVISONS. 

